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Gigi Sohn Statement at Communications Workers of America Press Briefing on “Why States Must Regulate Broadband”

Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you to CWA for inviting me to speak today. I wholeheartedly support CWA’s initiative to restore states’ authority over broadband and Voice over IP services. States have always had a vital role to play in overseeing our communications networks and ensuring that those networks are operated…

Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 by Gigi Sohn

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Mapping, Impact & Adoption: A Research Agenda for Effective Rural Broadband Policy

Remarks before the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities. Broadband's Role in Rural Economic Development: Exploring the Intersection between Community and Agricultural Broadband Needs. The federal government lacks the economic, technical and social science research to make smart decisions on where and how to invest to close the digital divide in…

Posted on January 28, 2021February 2, 2021 by Kip Roderick

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INCOMPAS Show: Section 230: What’s at Stake and Why It Matters.

In addition to the FCC’s review, Congress has been debating Section 230 and considering legislative action focused on the immunity provided to online content providers under it. This panel of experts will address the Congressional activity regarding this issue, discuss alternatives to legislation and reasons why any proposed change should…

Posted on September 16, 2020October 1, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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American University Law Center Program on Law and Government: COVID-19 and the Law

This discussion will feature several distinguished panelists, including Professors Lewis Grossman and Lindsay Wiley of AUWCL, Professor Kim Wehle of the University of Baltimore, and Gigi Sohn, a Distinguished Fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy. It will focus on lessons learned during the COVID 19…

Posted on September 8, 2020October 1, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Arlington Democrats Forum on Equity: Municipal Broadband and Broadband Access

The difference between having and not having internet access means access to school and to work. Learn what a municipal broadband authority is, how it could work for Arlngton, and how it could provide low cost internet access to residents and businesses in Arlington. Moderators: Maya Jones, Tim Dempsey Guests:1)…

Posted on August 19, 2020October 1, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Aspen Institute Webinar: COVID-19 and the Digital Divide

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the widening digital divide. Roughly one-in-five American adults are “smartphone-only” internet users with no access to home broadband service or laptops. Low-income Americans and communities of color are particularly disadvantaged. As schools move to distance learning, workers are displaced from their jobs and public services…

Posted on April 24, 2020May 4, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 – The Importance of Universal Broadband in the Age of the Coronavirus

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Monday, March 31, 12 Noon ET - "The Importance of Universal Broadband in the Age of the Coronavirus" Guests for this event: Ben Bawtree-Jobson, CEO, SiFi NetworksChris Mitchell, Director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative, Institute for Local Self RelianceGigi Sohn, Distinguished Fellow, Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law…

Posted on March 31, 2020April 4, 2020 by Gigi Sohn

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CoinDesk: The Internet Is a Right, Not a Luxury: 30% of Americans Still Don’t Have It

Gigi Sohn has spent the last 30 years as a public interest advocate. Her main focus, nowadays? Getting telecommunications giants to take on fiduciary duty. Now that the internet has become “the essential communications tool of the 21st century,” Sohn thinks broadband connection is a right, not a privilege. This…

Posted on February 21, 2020February 24, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Testimony at House Committee on Energy & Commerce Hearing entitled “Empowering and Connecting Communities through Digital Equity & Internet Adoption”

On Wednesday, January 29, the House Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing entitled Empowering and Connecting Communities Through Digital Equity and Internet Adoption. It was the first Congressional hearing exploring digital equity and broadband adoption. The subcommittee heard from five expert witnesses. Gigi Sohn stressed that the success stories…

Posted on January 30, 2020February 14, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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“Moving backwards: consolidation, deregulation & lack of accountability in the US media and broadband industries.”

Gigi Sohn Prepared Remarks to Centro De Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C. "Competencia en Telecommunications y Radiodifusión: Disrupción Technológica y Neutralidad de Redes." Mexico City, Mexico. Gracias Alexander, buenos días a todos. Me siento honrado de estar aquí. Today I’m going to talk about an issue I’ve worked on for…

Posted on September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 by Kip Roderick